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Screenlets – not just eyecandy

In the past, I was not such a big fan of eyecandy, I did play around with CompizFusion, but didn't feel any need to use it. Recently however I discovered the screenlets which work using the 'widget layer' of CompizFusion and I must say they can be quite helpful.

Here is a screenshot of the screenlets I am currently using:

As you can see I am using several rss screenlets to stay up to date on sites I visit on a daily basis without having to launch an rss reader or browser. I am also using several screenlets as launchers for applications I use often.

I followed these instructions to get the screenlets working on Ubuntu 7.10. You can download extra third-party screenlets from the main website here.